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Off topic: Have you, as a senior translator, ever felt the new generations are kind of arrogant?
Thread poster: Susana C. DÃ (X)
Tom in London
Tom in London
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Italian to English
Like Feb 27, 2020

Like, I just, like, wish they would, like, stop interjecting "like" every other word.

EVEN WORSE: there appears to be a whole generation of youngish women (yes, they're mainly female) who have been using glottal fry and have wrecked their vocal cords. I can't stand the noise they make from the back of their throats.

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Like, I just, like, wish they would, like, stop interjecting "like" every other word.

EVEN WORSE: there appears to be a whole generation of youngish women (yes, they're mainly female) who have been using glottal fry and have wrecked their vocal cords. I can't stand the noise they make from the back of their throats.

Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8s_voON1ws

And then there's uptalk. Explanation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z756L_CkakU

Apart from needing to avoid people who talk that way, I have no issues with younger people and I hope they have no issues with older people.



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